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Provincial.
PROVINCIAL .
BOOKING , April 19 . —Consecration of the North Essex Masonic Lodge , No . 817 . — -The important and very interesting ceremony of consecrating this lodge took place this day , amidst such an assemblage of Freemasons as has been seldom witnessed in this county . The fresh zeal thus imparted to the Order has led to the seeking of its mysteries by many highly respectable and influential gentlemen of the neighbourhood , several having been proposed for initiation before the
close of the day ' s proceedings . The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Rowland Alston , was prevented attending on the occasion b y indisposition , but his place was most ably filled by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Dr . Geo . Robt . Rowe , F . S . A ., assisted by Bro . Captain Skinner , R . A ., as Deputy Provincial Grand Master pro tern ., and Bro . the Rev . James Bruce , Vicar of Althorne , Provincial Grand Chaplain . Notwithstanding the severe inclemency of the weather , upwards of eighty members of the Craft from several London and provincial lodges were in attendance .
The company assembled at the White Hart Hotel , which afforded the advantage of rooms very appropriate for the occasion . About two o ' clock the P . G ^ M . for the day , Dr . Rowe , with the Chaplain , Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and Officers , were escorted to the assembly room , where the lodge was immediatel y formed , and the consecration proceeded with . After which the inauguration of Bro . Farmery John Law , Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden , and Past Master of Lodge No . 343 , to the
chair as "Worshi pful Master , was performed by the Prov . Grand Master , and Bro . Wm . P . Honywood was unanimously elected Treasurer . The W . Master then proceeded to appoint and invest his officers for the ensuing year , and the proceedings closed with the initiation of J . Cunnington , Esq ., into the Order . At six o ' clock the brothers , to the number of about sixty , sat down , in masonic costumeto a most sumptuous banquetprepared bBro .
Dur-, , y rant ; the Prov . Grand Master in the chair , supported on either side b y the W . Master , Bro . Law ; the Deputy Grand Master , Bro . Captain Skinner ; the Prov . Grand Chaplain , " Bro . the Rev . James Bruce ; Bros , the Rev . R . Freeman , T . Bisgood , R . A . Graham , and Dr . Bird . The musical department was well sustained by Bros . Robinson and Horner .
Upon the cloth being removed , the Prov . GRAND MASTER gave as the first toast , " the Queen and the Craft , " with observations eulogistic of the admirable qualities of her Majesty , remarking that , like England ' s cliffs , she had withstood the elements which had surrounded her , anarchy and confusion making no inroads upon her realm . The toast was received with ri ght loyal and masonic honours , the national anthem being sung in excellent style by Bro . Robinson .
The health of the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Zetland , the Grand Master of England , was then proposed and accepted , with general applause , followed by that of the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Yarborough , Deputy Grand Master of England , and the other Officers of lhe Grand Lodge . The W . M . Bro . LAW then proposed a toast , which , he said , although not usually given at masonic meetings , he was sure in the present case would he most cordially received— " the Army and Navy , " and he should
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Provincial.
PROVINCIAL .
BOOKING , April 19 . —Consecration of the North Essex Masonic Lodge , No . 817 . — -The important and very interesting ceremony of consecrating this lodge took place this day , amidst such an assemblage of Freemasons as has been seldom witnessed in this county . The fresh zeal thus imparted to the Order has led to the seeking of its mysteries by many highly respectable and influential gentlemen of the neighbourhood , several having been proposed for initiation before the
close of the day ' s proceedings . The Right Worshipful Provincial Grand Master , Rowland Alston , was prevented attending on the occasion b y indisposition , but his place was most ably filled by the Deputy Provincial Grand Master , Dr . Geo . Robt . Rowe , F . S . A ., assisted by Bro . Captain Skinner , R . A ., as Deputy Provincial Grand Master pro tern ., and Bro . the Rev . James Bruce , Vicar of Althorne , Provincial Grand Chaplain . Notwithstanding the severe inclemency of the weather , upwards of eighty members of the Craft from several London and provincial lodges were in attendance .
The company assembled at the White Hart Hotel , which afforded the advantage of rooms very appropriate for the occasion . About two o ' clock the P . G ^ M . for the day , Dr . Rowe , with the Chaplain , Deputy Prov . Grand Master , and Officers , were escorted to the assembly room , where the lodge was immediatel y formed , and the consecration proceeded with . After which the inauguration of Bro . Farmery John Law , Past Provincial Senior Grand Warden , and Past Master of Lodge No . 343 , to the
chair as "Worshi pful Master , was performed by the Prov . Grand Master , and Bro . Wm . P . Honywood was unanimously elected Treasurer . The W . Master then proceeded to appoint and invest his officers for the ensuing year , and the proceedings closed with the initiation of J . Cunnington , Esq ., into the Order . At six o ' clock the brothers , to the number of about sixty , sat down , in masonic costumeto a most sumptuous banquetprepared bBro .
Dur-, , y rant ; the Prov . Grand Master in the chair , supported on either side b y the W . Master , Bro . Law ; the Deputy Grand Master , Bro . Captain Skinner ; the Prov . Grand Chaplain , " Bro . the Rev . James Bruce ; Bros , the Rev . R . Freeman , T . Bisgood , R . A . Graham , and Dr . Bird . The musical department was well sustained by Bros . Robinson and Horner .
Upon the cloth being removed , the Prov . GRAND MASTER gave as the first toast , " the Queen and the Craft , " with observations eulogistic of the admirable qualities of her Majesty , remarking that , like England ' s cliffs , she had withstood the elements which had surrounded her , anarchy and confusion making no inroads upon her realm . The toast was received with ri ght loyal and masonic honours , the national anthem being sung in excellent style by Bro . Robinson .
The health of the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Zetland , the Grand Master of England , was then proposed and accepted , with general applause , followed by that of the Rt . Hon . the Earl of Yarborough , Deputy Grand Master of England , and the other Officers of lhe Grand Lodge . The W . M . Bro . LAW then proposed a toast , which , he said , although not usually given at masonic meetings , he was sure in the present case would he most cordially received— " the Army and Navy , " and he should